"Dear Black America - Your demands for justice and equality is killing you."

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*************Posted in the African American Group*********************



Some troll gave me an idea when he said that a letter entitled "Dear Black America" would never be allowed.

Here it is.

Dear friends in the African American community, your insistence on being treated exactly equal with white people is killing you.

If you could just get it through your thick skulls that you will be profiled and targeted by many, maybe most police, and that while you are being singled out for investigation, that you must show the utmost respect to police, because to not do so is a crime.

Well, it is not actually a crime, but if you do it you can be damn sure it will be seen as one not only by the police but by many white people.

And above all, please stop hurting the feelings of white people who dont want to be reminded of their privilege.

[Coolest Ranger]

1. Oh my god

I do not know if I need to start drinking now or just bang my head on my desk but I am so damn offended by this post

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2. Do tell...

[JustAnotherGen]

4. Go back to your op and put the following at the top of the post

In the body -

*************Posted in the African American Group*********************


If someone wants the op locked they can reach out to one of the other hosts - I will refuse.

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7. Thanks, but there is not a single thing controversial as to whether it is a fact or not

in what I said.

The proof is in the reaction, isnt it.

and i did put that in there but in the body, did you mean in the title? no room

[JustAnotherGen]

3. Please tell me you are joking?

I'm one of the group hosts -

Did you know you could trash the entire group?

Please feel free to do so.

[Quayblue]

5. I'm having a good chuckle over here

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Perhaps it was a joke?

ETA: I'm being sarcastic but maybe didn't come off that way

[BainsBane]

6. It's sarcastic, JAG

It's a parody of what a certain contingent says.

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8. Good to know, sadly it is exactly how some folks feel, though

[BainsBane]

9. "Good to know"

You wrote it. Shouldn't you know?

[AllFieldsRequired]

10. I meant that the poster was being sarcastic? I thought you two were saying that the person

I said "do tell" to was being sarcastic and I said it is good to know that poster is not an asshole.

[BainsBane]

11. I'm completely confused by this exchange

Your responses aren't helping.

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12. NO NO NO NO, you misunderstand and it might be my fault

someone said this

Oh my god

I do not know if I need to start drinking now or just bang my head on my desk but I am so damn offended by this post

I then said to that person, "do tell" because I thought they were serious

i thought you two then said that person was being sarcastic, and that was good to know, that coolest ranger wasnt an asshole

[BainsBane]

13. Sorry, my mistake

I thought JAG's response was to your OP, not coolest ranger. My apologies. Obviously I am in need of more coffee.

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14. I like the way you defended JAG, when you thought I was doing that.

So dont apologize, we need to defend the non assholes, and we need to do it without hesitation as you did

[JustAnotherGen]

18. I'm taking it back -

It's been hell at DU lately - actually since July two years ago.

The OP was expressing the thoughts on a lot of our minds regarding what we are reading here.

[Number23]

19. This place has lost its whole mind. The same crowd that has slimed #BLM is now rushing to act like

they're embracing it. They are also pretending that black folks here, there and everywhere have not been saying FOR YEARS that economic justice and social justice are entertwined but separate and are now posting OP's from #BLM saying "see! They're calling for economic justice! We were right!11"

I cannot FUCKING TAKE it.

The rushing to high five a non-black person who is now shitting all over #BLM has just about done it for me. I expected no different from these people and have always known that they'd hoist on their shoulders whatever "minority" they could find that would sing their song, no matter how fucking deluded or COMPLETELY isolated from other minority perspectives. I said they'd do it. I knew they'd do it. And they've done it. But even when you expect shit to come sailing that way, that doesn't mean you're ready for the deluge when it actually starts flying.

[JustAnotherGen]

20. You know what though

And I'm probably going to tick off some AfAm Group members that are Sanders supporters but . . .

Let them. Seriously.

I don't believe Sanders will win the nomination .

No discussion, no debate, no argument. See - I have the courage of my convictions and a belief that IMPLEMENTAION experience will win the day.

So at this point - I don't care. Let them.

It works in my candidate's favor.

[Number23]

21. I know he won't win too. But that seems almost moot as the denigration of our community continues

These same folks that will not hesitate to whip out a MLK quote when it suits them are the main ones shitting all over #BLM when they're not completely ignoring our issues altogether.

It is sickening. THEY are sickening.

[JustAnotherGen]

22. I had to go there today

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=495134

Enough of being people of the lie.

They lie to themselves and that helps no one!

[Number23]

23. I'm at the point where I genuinely don't see how Free Republic could be any worse than this joint

Really. In what way could Freak Republic be worse?

Ignorance? Racism? Daily patronizing of people of color except the handful that agree with what these white people think? It's all here. In spades.

[sheshe2]

15. HA!

Some did not care for my Op very much. Most admitted they did not read past the subject line and never knew what the article said.

Yet that sure as hell didn't stop them from responding profoundly and unequivocally on a topic they did not read. They trashed me and my OP and the WHOLE POINT!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027039445

Lol~ actually, I think it went pretty well considering.



~KnR

[heaven05]

24. I'll drink a shot to this

and no I won't stop reminding....privilege ect ect..... but serious OP content.......